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Friday Oct. 17, 2025

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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical Garden

Manhattan Haunted Hues

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Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New York

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Halloween Harvest

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Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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9 am – 2 pm

Cypress Hills Farmstand

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9 am

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Attractions

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

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9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid Museum

Ray Morell Memorial 5K RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

Ray Morell Memorial 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical Garden

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical Garden

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House Warming

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sThrogs Neck

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

3 – 5 pm

Bensonhurst Park Tree Census with Parks Dept & Pineapple Ride

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Environment

Bensonhurst ParkBath Beach

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundGraniteville

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

4 – 5 pm

Ramleela Diwali Puppet Show with The Culture Tree

Ages: 8 and under
Free
History & Culture

53rd Street Library

4 – 7 pm

The Bronx Fun O Ween Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Festivals

49th Police PrecinctPelham Parkway

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NY

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5 – 8 pm

2025 Flushing YMCA Annual Chuseok Celebration

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Girls’ Night Out with LEGALLY BLONDE

Ages: All
Free

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

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6 pm

Nightmare On Seaview

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

460W Brielle Avenue

6:45 – 9:45 pm

Movies Under the Stars: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Ages: All
Community
Free

Sunset Park Central Lawn

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